Could you imagine driving a car without a fuel gauge? In the July 2006 Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, results from a 500 person telephone survey suggest that patients don't know if there's any medicine left in their metered dose inhale...

PeerClip: Social Bookmarking for Healthcare Providers

PeerClip is a new social bookmarking service introduced at the Health 2.0 conference. The best example of a social bookmarking site on the web is del.icio.us, which I wrote about previously:One of the most useful sites on the web is del.icio.us. (...

Abiomed Implantable Heart Device Receives F.D.A. Approval

The New York Times reports that on Tuesday, Abiomed received FDA approval to sell the world's first fully implantable mechanical heart. The company received a "humanitarian device exemption" since the device demonstrated "safety and probable bene...

This week in medical technology news

First, a public service announcement:Just a reminder, please submit Grand Rounds entries for Tuesday's host to Blog carnival at: http://blogcarnival.com/bc/cprof_21.html by monday.If you prefer, send the submission letter to drkavokin at yahoo dot...

Singapore Changi Terminal 2

I've walked all the way to my departure terminal here in Singapore's beautiful Changi Terminal 2, and no AED (automated electronic defibrillator) in sight. I'm suprised. I'm going to ask the staff what's the deal. I see them all over convention...

Medical Uses of the iPhone

As I was walking to the dialysis unit today, I couldn't help thinking about the iPhone -- mostly because I had to walk through a crowd of people who were waiting outside an AT&T store to buy one.The iPhone (in case you haven't watched any medi...

Neurometrix's new nerve-testing system, called the NC-stat, is used to diagnose peripheral neuropathy in cases such as CTS carpal tunnel syndrome, and came under fire today with a New York Times expose on the marketing schemes promoted to the fami...

Using OsiriX to Guide Surgery

Apple's Web site has a feature on the use of OsiriX, a mac-based open-source software system for viewing radiologic images. A surgical team at Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center in Japan uses Osirix to project "surgical roadmaps" on patients a...

A Better Pillbox from MIT

Researchers at MIT have built a better pillbox.The hurdles to taking medications are many. Patients forget their medications, purposefully don't take their medications, or accidentally take too much or too little. And sometimes, taking medications...

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